Commitment Preview: 2023 OL Micah Bañuelos

2023 offensive lineman Micah Bañuelos is able to make his faculty dedication. The 6-foot-3, 290 pounder from Kennedy Catholic (Burien, Wash.) Excessive Faculty will make announce his determination on Monday July 25 at 3 pm PT/6 pm ET.

Rated a three-star prospect (0.862) by the 247Sports Composite, Bañuelos is among the high uncommitted prospects within the state of Washington, coming in because the No. 9 recruit within the state. Heading into his senior season, he is racked up 9 reported presents, with a majority of the Pac-12 throwing their hat within the combine.

Nonetheless on Monday, he’ll make his faculty dedication from three finalists: the Oregon Geese, the USC Trojans, and the Texas A&M Aggies. 

Bañuelos took official visits to every of the three colleges forward of his determination and the Geese obtained the ultimate official go to on June 24 previous to the recruiting useless interval, which prevents colleges from internet hosting prospects for on-campus visits for practically all of July. 

The proficient Washington native spoke with Geese Digest about every of his finalists following his remaining official go to to Oregon.

Oregon

“I’m most excited in regards to the competitors. Though Oregon is a Pac-12 college as you’ll be able to see their first opponent is Georgia. I do know Coach Lanning is gonna do something in his energy to only play completely different groups and the kind of mindset he’s on…he’s on that nationwide championship mindset once more as identical as final 12 months. He’s come to strike arduous with that new employees too.”

USC

“That journey–it was a thoughts blowing journey. We did some loopy stuff. We had breakfast on the Lakers enviornment. We had a little bit luau. I simply felt like household was a precedence down at SC too. The coaches there, they’re carried out identical to the Oregon employees too. It’s positively gonna be a tough determination. They bought some nice coaches at USC. Very skilled coaches too.”

Texas A&M

“That go to–it was a loopy go to too. It was wild. I like A&M too. I like what they bring about to the desk as properly.”

“They’re within the SEC. It’s simply the chance of simply going in opposition to plenty of expert gamers in that SEC and plenty of unnatural expertise within the SEC.”

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Torres’ Take

Bañuelos flew a bit below the radar as a nationwide recruit, and he instructed me which will have been on account of his dimension. However I do know this can be a recruit the Geese actually like and so they’ve but to land an offensive lineman within the 2023 cycle. Nonetheless, their final dedication was an enormous one in five-star quarterback Dante Moore. 

Might this be the beginning of the domino impact Oregon followers have been so anxiously ready for? 

The items are positively in place so far as having plenty of stable offensive expertise already within the fold for 2023, and Bañuelos has spoken very extremely of his relationships with Adrian Klemm and Viane Talamaivo for the reason that new employees got here in. 

The Geese have already got a dedication from Washington in cornerback Caleb Presley, the state’s high recruit. Let’s not overlook additionally they signed offensive linemen Josh Conerly Jr. and Dave Iuli from the state in 2022. 

This seems to be like an Oregon vs. USC battle and the Trojans have given him loads to consider, however recruiting typically comes right down to relationships, and he already has a ton of connections to the teaching employees and roster in Eugene. 

I believe Bañuelos will make his dedication to Oregon on Monday. 

You may watch his dedication dwell on the 247Sports YouTube channel. 

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